Affirmative Action

Below is the poem entitled Affirmative Action which was written by poet
Daron
Long. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.

Affirmative Action

I’ll tell you what I think
will you think on what I tell?
Where the Hell are you
while they’re busy
whipping me?
Persecuted so you say
the actions of others affirm
it’s the other way around
While you claim I am the demon
by reflections of the past
and the shades of my skin
if you look deep inside
your own skin
You’ll find that your own reflections
have sins shining brighter than those
that can be claimed mine
Put this in your mind
while you’re crying
for hand-me-outs
and how your beliefs
are self-condescending
like the self-hating Jew
Your biggest enemy
is not me nor my "kind"
rather, it is you